Israeli forces killed four Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Troops and tanks raided areas of northern and southern Gaza earier Wednesday in response to recent cross-border shelling by Palestinian terrorists.
Two Palestinians, described by locals as a gunman and a civilian, were killed. There were no Israeli casualties.
A Hamas gunman and another Palestinian also died Wednesday in an Israeli air strike in northern Gaza.
Military officials said Israeli forces targeted combatants only.
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